gringa musings from a rooftop terrace in Oaxaca

Argiope’s daughter

Remember Argiope, one of the orb weaver spiders who hung around Casita Colibrí’s garden from September of last year through January of this year? When last seen, she was laying eggs on my screen door. Alas (or perhaps, thank goodness), a workman who was coming in and out of my apartment must have brushed her and her eggs away, thus relieving me of answering the question, “Do I really want thousands of little spiders beginning to explore the world from my screen door?”

However, I suspect that wasn’t her first attempt at motherhood. One day this past June, I was surprised to find…

Argiope’s daughter? That is what I would like to think! And she is just as beautiful as her mother…

… both back (above) and front (below).

And, she is just as good as catching her lunch! I watched as she finished wrapping up the unfortunate fly above. I guess she needs all that nourishment…

Another generation of Argiopes in waiting! And, as I write, the hunting continues…